Bernice Bradley joined the U.S. Navy
on December 20, 1942. He trained on the East Coast. He was traveling by train to
the West Coast on the way to Camp Parks, California, and then to the Pacific,
when he became ill and hospitalized at Fort Douglas, Utah. He died at Fort
Douglas on March 24, 1943. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bradley of
Milford. He was buried in Milford Cemetery. He is listed on the Waxahachie Daily
Light Honor Roll and Ellis County Veterans Memorial.